Cris Cyborg says there is no way Ronda Rousey will agree to get in a boxing ring with Katie Taylor.
A boxing match between Rousey and Taylor might make sense to Netflix executives who don’t actually know anything about combat sports, but it’s little more than a farce to anyone with even the most basic knowledge of what Rousey’s strengths and weaknesses are.
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Ronda was never a strong striker and recently revealed that a career filled with concussions left her unable to take a hit in training. That wouldn’t stop most fighters we know from accepting an eight-figure purse to compete, but her former nemesis Cris Cyborg knows more than a little about how much Rousey hates losing.
Cyborg vs. Rousey was one of the biggest fights in MMA over a decade ago, but it never came to fruition because Ronda refused to fight Cris. Cyborg cut down to 140 pounds twice for the UFC in hopes of setting up a superfight between the two, but it never happened.
“I once saw Ronda Rousey shadow box and her shadow won!” Cyborg joked on X (formerly Twitter). “Zero chance of him fighting in boxing.”
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“Maybe a return to the cage for a fight with Gina Carano,” Cyborg added. “But Ronda doesn’t belong anywhere near a boxing ring.”
Yes, that’s right: Gina Carano is also back in the gym training again, which has led to speculation that a long-teased fight between Carano and Rousey may once again be in the realm of possibilities.
One thing to keep in mind: no one is talking about Cris Cyborg vs. Ronda Rousey, despite being the most legitimate fight of the group. That’s because we know it will never happen, and we know why it won’t happen: Cyborg is too good and no one wants to fight her.
Instead, Cyborg will face Sara Collins at PFL Europe 4 on December 13. We’ll see where Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey end up.